| Deposit ID | 10027111 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waterloo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.89732, 31.41014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | .2 MILES S OF TINTOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bisbee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 23S | 24E | 22 | CENTER OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Group Limestone |
| Rock description | Naco Group Limestone |
| (1) | -109.89732, 31.41014 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Warren District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Calumet And Arizona Mining Co., , Phelps Dodge Corp |
| First year | 1930 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002129 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030029 |
USGS BULL. 710, 1920, PL. IV, P. 109
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 127, 1930, P.41
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 90.
FARNHAM, 1961, USBM IC 7990, P. 11
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENSES AND IRREGULAR BODIES OF MANGANESE OXIDES ALONG FISSURE ZONES IN LIMESTONE. FISSURE ZONE STRIKES N10W, STEEPLY DIPPING, IN NACO LIMESTONE. HIGH GRADE ORE BODIES RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FT IN WIDTH AND FROM 15 TO 70 FT IN LENGTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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